Even Stevens
Series, 2000, The shows, Set in Sacramento
Even Stevens is #7 of 23 in release order and #7 of 23 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Classics.
The story
The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state Senator. Their oldest child Donnie ia a high-school sports legend. Ren, an 8th-grader, is just about the perfect daughter. She makes the best grades, she's popular, she does volunteer work and other extracurricular tasks by the score. Her brother Louis, in the 7th grade, is her opposite. He likes to sleep late, he's messy, his grades are not good, he's frequently in detention and he seems to take nothing seriously. But he is serious about finding something of his own that he can do to put himself on a par with the rest of his overachieving family. Though he and Ren occasionally soften their attitudes toward each other, at any given moment the're likely to be fighting like mongoose and cobra.
Even Stevens recap
Even Stevens follows the Stevens family of Sacramento, where Louis is the youngest child and the family troublemaker, always working a scheme with his best friend Twitty. His older sister Ren is a high-achieving perfectionist, their brother Donnie is a sports star, their father Steve is a laid-back Kings fan, and their mother Eileen is a state senator. Most episodes pit Louis and Ren against each other, at home or at Lawrence Middle School, with Louis usually making things worse before he makes them right. Over three seasons, from 2000 to 2003, Louis's friendship with Tawny turns into an on-and-off romance after an accidental kiss, Ren chases her own crushes, and Beans, the bacon-obsessed neighbour kid, keeps turning up at the Stevens house uninvited.
Even Stevens ending explained
The series finale, "Leavin' Stevens," has Eileen elected to Congress, so the family prepares to move to Washington. Louis and Tawny each record a tape confessing their feelings, but a recount cancels the move and the Stevenses stay in Sacramento. The Even Stevens Movie (2003) followed days later: the family thinks it has won a trip to a remote island, which turns out to be a reality show stunt a short distance from home.
Where to watch Even Stevens
Even Stevens is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV, Google Play, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 7.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Life-Size, before Lizzie McGuire.
- Chronological order: after Life-Size, before Lizzie McGuire.
Cast
- Christy Carlson Romano as Ren Stevens
- Shia LaBeouf as Louis Stevens
- Nick Spano as Donnie Stevens
- Tom Virtue as Steve Stevens
- Donna Pescow as Eileen Stevens
- A.J. Trauth as Alan Twitty
- Margo Harshman as Tawny Dean
- Fred Meyers as Tom Gribalski
- George Anthony Bell as Principal Conrad Wexler
- Steven Anthony Lawrence as Beans
- Lauren Frost as Ruby Mendel
- Jim Wise as Coach Tugnut
Created by Matt Dearborn.